"The fire is growing with a moderate rate of spread and structures are threatened," Cal Fire said as it issued evacuation orders.

The Lilac Fire, one of three brush fires that broke out in San Diego County overnight, has already displaced 86 residents and damaged two structures.

Multiple brush fires erupted in San Diego’s North County early Tuesday morning, prompting a fast response from firefighters and mandatory evacuations.

A wind-driven wildfire charred dozens of acres in the sparsely developed northeastern reaches of San Diego County, damaging structures and forcing pre-dawn evacuations before crews could gain the upper hand on the flames Wednesday.

A vegetation fire broke out in Bonsall in North San Diego County, damaging multiple structures early Tuesday morning.

Continued strong winds and dry conditions on Wednesday morning rapidly spread a fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County and has burned through 8,096 acres.

More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los Angeles. The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning.

Six wildfires are burning in Southern California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

Scores of residents were urged to flee as fast-moving fires hurtled through bone-dry brush in Bonsall and Mission Valley Tuesday

Less than two weeks after the Los Angeles County fires wreaked havoc, San Diego County was met with multiple brushfires.